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Congratulations on your purchase of a Labconco Precise
®
Controlled
Atmosphere Glove Box or Precise
®
Basic Glove Box manufactured with a
one-piece molded polyethylene liner. The Precise Controlled Atmosphere
Glove Box comes equipped with six valves, pressure relief valve and two
chamber pressure gauge indicators, which are omitted from the Precise Basic
Glove Box. The Precise Basic Glove Box allows the end user to customize
the glove box to their application needs or use the glove box in its simplest
form. Both glove boxes are designed to provide an effective physical barrier
between the laboratory and the glove box interior. The barrier provides three
distinct advantages. First, it helps protect the technician from hazardous
materials. Second, it protects materials and laboratory equipment inside the
main chamber from the effects of exposure to ambient air, oxygen, and
moisture levels. Third, it provides a protective, leak-tight environment for
your research, testing, or production procedures; the leak rate of the glove
box is rated Class 1 for controlled atmosphere chambers per ISO 10648-2 test
methods. Each Precise Controlled Atmosphere Glove Box or Precise Basic
Glove Box is helium leak tested at the factory to ensure no leaks greater than
1 x 10
-4
cc/sec.
The Precise Glove Boxes offer many unique features to enhance
performance. To take full advantage of them, you
must
read and understand
this manual and keep it handy for future reference. If you are unfamiliar with
how the Precise Glove Boxes operate, please review
Chapter 4: Performance
Features and Safety Precautions
before you begin working in the glove box.
Even if you are an experienced user, please review
Chapter 5: Using Your
Glove Box
so you can use the glove box efficiently.
